investure /ɪnˈvɛstjʊə(ɹ)/noun 1verb 1forms 3 noun1 •(no longer used) investiture; investmentthey gained the Power of giving Investures, receiving Appeals to Rome, and of sending Legates to England — 1679 verb1 •(no longer used) To clothe; to invest.Monks […] investured in their copes. — 1655 formsinvestured · investuring · investures